Design and deliver better software in less time

Better software starts with changing the way you work

The unspoken reality in IT is that most software projects are late, over budget, or fail to meet business objectives. Billions of dollars are wasted each year fixing or abandoning preventable software failures. Our Collaborative Visualization Framework is designed to help teams become more agile and consistently deliver software on time and on budget across the entire application development portfolio.

We partner with each organization to create a tailored plan to drive long-term IT agility.

Better software starts with changing the way you work

Whether the process is Agile, Waterfall, or something in between, we help companies find true IT agility and deliver better software in less time with collaborative visualization.

The unspoken reality in IT is that most software projects are late, over budget, or fail to meet business objectives. Billions of dollars are wasted each year fixing or abandoning preventable software failures. Our Collaborative Visualization Framework is designed to help teams become more agile and consistently deliver software on time and on budget across the entire application development portfolio.

PROCESS

Even as Design Thinking and Agile development grow in popularity, companies are still challenged to deliver applications with the right functionality and the right user experience to meet business goals. Too many teams still rely on static documents, user stories, wireframes and mockups to drive the development process. We help teams move away from imprecise user stories or heavily documented handoffs to a process based on rapid, collaborative prototyping that engages everyone in the process from the beginning.

PROCESS

Even as Design Thinking and Agile development grow in popularity, companies are still challenged to deliver applications with the right functionality and the right user experience to meet business goals. Too many teams still rely on static documents, user stories, wireframes and mockups to drive the development process. We help teams move away from imprecise user stories or heavily documented handoffs to a process based on rapid, collaborative prototyping that engages everyone in the process from the beginning.

TECHNOLOGY

iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform is a rapid prototyping and requirements platform designed from the ground up to support secure, global collaboration. Enterprise Visualization Platform lets distributed teams work together on interactive, working simulations of applications without any code. Teams of 5 or 5,000 can co-create, share, review, and refine designs, user scenarios, and specifications from anywhere in the world. With integrations to major ALM platforms and a set of open APIs, the platform can be configured and extended to support the specific needs of any organization.

TECHNOLOGY

iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform is a rapid prototyping and requirements platform designed from the ground up to support secure, global collaboration. Enterprise Visualization Platform lets distributed teams work together on interactive, working simulations of applications without any code. Teams of 5 or 5,000 can co-create, share, review, and refine designs, user scenarios, and specifications from anywhere in the world. With integrations to major ALM platforms and a set of open APIs, the platform can be configured and extended to support the specific needs of any organization.

ENABLEMENT

We partner with each organization to create a tailored plan to drive long-term IT agility.

Change is hard, but we can help. We have worked with many of the most respected companies around the globe – from AT&T to Unilever – to develop a reliable methodology for integrating real-time prototyping into the software development process and scaling it across the organization. Our four-phase adoption methodology is designed to help customers build a self-sustaining visualization capability that delivers dramatically better results on business-critical software initiatives.

01 /VALUE

Explore and confirm the value of the iRise platform and process on one or more projects.

02 /FIT

Define and validate how the iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform fits with people, processes, and technologies to deliver value across the organization.

03 /SCALE

Prepare, execute and manage an adoption strategy and plan to scale collaborative visualization across the organization.

04 /SUSTAIN

Establish and operate a Visualization Center of Excellence (VCoE) and community of best practices to sustain the value, fit, and scale of iRise across the organization.

ENABLEMENT

We partner with each organization to create a tailored plan to drive long-term IT agility.

Change is hard, but we can help. We have worked with many of the most respected companies around the globe – from AT&T to Unilever – to develop a reliable methodology for integrating real-time prototyping into the software development process and scaling it across the organization. Our four-phase adoption methodology is designed to help customers build a self-sustaining visualization capability that delivers dramatically better results on business-critical software initiatives.

01 /VALUE

Explore and confirm the value of the iRise platform and process on one or more projects.

02 /FIT

Define and validate how the iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform fits with people, processes, and technologies to deliver value across the organization.

03 /SCALE

Prepare, execute and manage an adoption strategy and plan to scale collaborative visualization across the organization.

04 /SUSTAIN

Establish and operate a center of excellence and community of best practices to sustain the value, fit, and scale of iRise across the organization.

“iRise allows you to innovate. The words ‘what if’ or ‘if we did it that way’ – you can’t build that into a functional specification, but you can certainly build it into the Agile style dialogue that iRise enables.”

David Lister, Global CIO of National Grid

BENEFITS

Collaborative visualization is the single best investment teams can make to deliver the right software at the right time

SHORTEN DEVELOPMENT CYCLES

Companies can no longer afford to wait 6, 12, or 18 months to deliver new products and features. To stay competitive teams must now deliver in 30 or 60 day cycles. With collaborative visualization, teams can continuously communicate and collaborate, eliminating waste and accelerating the entire development lifecycle.

BUILD UX & DESIGN INTO THE PROCESS

Design isn’t a veneer that can be applied at the end of the requirements phase. Design is what it does and how it works, and it has to start at the earliest stages of a project. We help teams bring designers, business analysts, developers, product managers, marketers, and end users into the design process from the beginning. Whether you do Agile, Waterfall, or something in between, it’s essential that you build design research and user experience design into the process.

DELIVER A CLEAR BLUEPRINT TO DEVELOPMENT

With the iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform you can capture requirements and associate them directly to user interface elements. This gives organizations a powerful way to communicate visual, interactive, and functional specifications. With the click of a button you can generate comprehensive documentation based on highly customizable templates that match your corporate standards, and export user interface code to jumpstart development.

INNOVATE THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION

Innovative ideas are inherently uncertain and often go through several iterations to incorporate feedback before they become real. Teams need the ability to quickly collaborate and iterate on application prototypes to explore ideas, test hypotheses, and validate designs before even entering the development cycle. Test more new ideas at a lower cost, discover unexpected insights, and ultimately develop more robust software solutions that truly deliver maximum business value.

IMPROVE PROJECT PLANNING AND ESTIMATION

Without shared understanding of a common vision, it’s impossible to plan and estimate the overall development effort. By collaborating on interactive, working simulations of applications early in the process, teams establish a clear definition of scope, a detailed design, and an accurate set of requirements.

ENHANCE THE AGILE DELIVERY PROCESS

The fundamental principles of Agile have been the foundation of the iRise Platform from the start. However, embracing change, rapid iteration, continuous collaboration and frequent delivery can be challenging on complex projects with globally distributed teams. Instead of using Post-it notes or “prototyping in code,” quickly visualize and validate the stories for each Sprint. This increased collaboration brings clarity to the team and has a net effect of improving story estimation and increasing the team’s velocity.

ENGAGE EVERYONE IN THE PROCESS

Static documents, user stories and wireframes simply can’t communicate the user experience, business logic, and intricate interactions of modern applications. Successful teams create realistic simulations of applications that stakeholders can actually use and test before writing a single line of code – even before documenting detailed specifications. Collaborative visualization serves as the central communication platform to drive all phases of the software development lifecycle – from concept to launch.

ACCELERATE EVERY STAGE OF THE SDLC

Collaborative visualization impacts nearly every aspect of the application development process. It’s not simply about producing functional prototypes. It’s about transforming the how you communicate and collaborate throughout the software lifecycle.

Management can preview early concepts and make informed portfolio prioritization decisions

Product Managers and User Experience Designers validate features and usability up front

Architects and developers see and address technical feasibility early in the process

Develop end user documentation and train personnel prior before development completes

ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS WITH A VISUALIZATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

There is always risk when introducing change within an organization. Only 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. That’s why we help companies establish a Visualization Center of Excellence (VCoE) to manage the change successfully. A VCoE provides leadership, best practices, research, support and training to ensure a self-sustaining visualization capability over the long term.

BENEFITS

Collaborative visualization is the single best investment teams can make to deliver the right software at the right time

SHORTEN DEVELOPMENT CYCLES

Companies can no longer afford to wait 6, 12, or 18 months to deliver new products and features. To stay competitive teams must now deliver in 30 or 60 day cycles. With collaborative visualization, teams can continuously communicate and collaborate, eliminating waste and accelerating the entire development lifecycle.

BUILD UX & DESIGN INTO THE PROCESS

Design isn’t a veneer that can be applied at the end of the requirements phase. Design is what it does and how it works, and it has to start at the earliest stages of a project. We help teams bring designers, business analysts, developers, product managers, marketers, and end users into the design process from the beginning. Whether you do Agile, Waterfall, or something in between, it’s essential that you build design research and user experience design into the process.

DELIVER A CLEAR BLUEPRINT TO DEVELOPMENT

With the iRise Enterprise Visualization Platform you can capture requirements and associate them directly to user interface elements. This gives organizations a powerful way to communicate visual, interactive, and functional specifications. You can also generate custom documentation instantly and export user interface code to jumpstart development.

INNOVATE THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION

Innovative ideas are inherently uncertain and often go through several iterations to incorporate feedback before they become real. Teams need the ability to quickly collaborate and iterate on application prototypes to explore ideas, test hypotheses, and validate designs before even entering the development cycle. Test more new ideas at a lower cost, discover unexpected insights, and ultimately develop more robust software solutions that truly deliver maximum business value.

IMPROVE PROJECT PLANNING AND ESTIMATION

Without shared understanding of a common vision, it’s impossible to plan and estimate the overall development effort. By collaborating on interactive, working simulations of applications early in the process, teams establish a clear definition of scope, a detailed design, and an accurate set of requirements.

ENHANCE THE AGILE DELIVERY PROCESS

The fundamental principles of Agile have been the foundation of the iRise Platform from the start. However, embracing change, rapid iteration, continuous collaboration and frequent delivery can be challenging on complex projects with globally distributed teams. Instead of using Post-it notes or “prototyping in code,” quickly visualize and validate the stories for each Sprint. This increased collaboration brings clarity to the team and has a net effect of improving story estimation and increasing the team’s velocity.

ENGAGE EVERYONE IN THE PROCESS

Static documents, user stories and wireframes simply can’t communicate the user experience, business logic, and intricate interactions of modern applications. Successful teams create realistic simulations of applications that stakeholders can actually use and test before writing a single line of code – even before documenting detailed specifications. Collaborative visualization serves as the central communication platform to drive all phases of the software development lifecycle – from concept to launch.

ACCELERATE EVERY STAGE OF THE SDLC

Collaborative visualization impacts nearly every aspect of the application development process. It’s not simply about producing functional prototypes. It’s about transforming the how you communicate and collaborate throughout the software lifecycle.

Management can preview early concepts and make informed portfolio prioritization decisionsProduct Managers and User Experience Designers validate features and usability up frontArchitects and developers see and address technical feasibility early in the processProject Managers make informed time and resource decisionsQuality Assurance develops test plans and test cases from realistic application prototypesDevelop end user documentation and train personnel prior before development completes

ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS WITH A VISUALIZATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

There is always risk when introducing change within an organization. Only 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. That’s why we help companies establish a Visualization Center of Excellence (VCoE) to manage the change successfully. A VCoE provides leadership, best practices, research, support and training to ensure a self-sustaining visualization capability over the long term.

Beyond Agile development

Agile development is effective for many teams, but it doesn’t necessarily translate into overall IT agility. Quickly responding to opportunities or threats in the market requires more than an Agile development approach. By combining Agile development with collaborative visualization, IT can build a more responsive and innovative organization that doesn’t just operate the business, but helps generate real competitive advantage.

Beyond Agile development

Agile development is effective for many teams, but it doesn’t necessarily translate into overall IT agility. Quickly responding to opportunities or threats in the market requires more than an Agile development approach. By combining Agile development with collaborative visualization, IT can build a more responsive and innovative organization that doesn’t just operate the business, but helps generate real competitive advantage.

CUSTOMER PROFILE Learn how iRise impacted the Agile based software development lifecycle at Emerson Network Power.

Design for usage, not just functionality

The consumerization of IT trend is putting intense pressure on IT to deliver software to employees with the same degree of usability and efficiency they experience with their personal tech. The next generation of IT applications must not only run on multiple devices, but be easy to learn, intuitive, and usable. Collaborative visualization is the best way to validate application designs, test usability with employees and end users, and optimize the user experience before investing in development.

First American: First American CIO Larry Godec on how iRise cut rework by 70% while greatly improving usability.

Design for usage, not just functionality

The consumerization of IT trend is putting intense pressure on IT to deliver software to employees with the same degree of usability and efficiency they experience with their personal tech. The next generation of IT applications must not only run on multiple devices, but be easy to learn, intuitive, and usable. Collaborative visualization is the best way to validate application designs, test usability with employees and end users, and optimize the user experience before investing in development.

CUSTOMER PROFILE First American CIO Larry Godec on how iRise cut rework by 70% while greatly improving usability.

Develop quality software at top speed

In software, high quality and development speed are inextricably linked. As change requests accumulate, project schedules lengthen and costs increase. Requirements errors are the largest contributor to change requests, and cost to mitigate these errors grow exponentially has projects advance through the lifecycle. By using collaborative visualization, teams can identify and resolve issues early, virtually eliminating requirements-related rework, cutting delivery times in half, and reducing overall application development costs by 20% to 50%.

Develop quality software at top speed

In software, high quality and development speed are inextricably linked. As change requests accumulate, project schedules lengthen and costs increase. Requirements errors are the largest contributor to change requests, and cost to mitigate these errors grow exponentially has projects advance through the lifecycle. By using collaborative visualization, teams can identify and resolve issues early, virtually eliminating requirements-related rework, cutting delivery times in half, and reducing overall application development costs by 20% to 50%.